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No. 283,011. Patented Aug. 14; 1883,

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SNOW-PLOW.

PATENT OFFICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 6f Letters Patent No.{f28s,0i1, dated August14., 1883.

Application filed December 9, 1881. (No model.) i

To all whom, it may concern/1"- Be it known that I, LYMAN IVIORGAN, of

Port Washington, in the county of Ozaukee.

and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Snow-Flows; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which willenable others skilled in'the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to I theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthisspecification.

My invention relates to snow-plows em-' ployed to remove snow fromrailroad-tracks; and it constitutes an improved device for rea movingthe snow whenever that forms an obstruction, and alsofor removing theice,

which at times incrusts the rails and renders them so smooth as toprevent travel.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved device representedplaced upon the track. Fig- 2 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is aview of the device employed to remove the ice-crust from the rails, andFig. 4 is a view in detail of the same device.

Like letters of reference are used to denote similar parts throughout.

A A are the shares of the snow -plow,

shaped and arranged as shown in the drawings, and supported on a strongframe-work, H, which is mounted upon wheels running on the track in theusual well-known manner.

G is a shaft running transversely across the frame, driven by suitableactuating mechanism, and provided with the large gear-wheel F, whichdrives the gear E, and through it the gear-wheels D D, which are keyedupon the same shaft. The-gear-wheels D" D serve to drive the pinions-DD, which are keyed upon the shafts I I, which are held in strongbearings and lie in a direction at right angles to the general directionof the shares.

Strong hubs B are keyedto the exterior ends of the shafts II, justoutside the face of the shares, and to these are attached the strongscoops or arms 0 O 0, located and shaped as shown in Fig. l. Underneaththe shaft E, and parallel with'it, is located a shaft, J provided with agear, K, which isdriven by the gear-wheel E, and mounted inbearings M,attached to the'framework of the plow and depending therefrom. On theoutside ends of shaft J are firmly attached the curved cut ters N N insuch manner that when they are revolved they will sweepthe top of therails and cut therefrom all adhering ice or frozen snow. In us'epower isapplied in any suitable manner to shaft G, and the plowcaused to advancealong the tracklto be cleared by means of the sameior a separate power,and

theiscoops O 0 caused to revolve in the same direction as thesupporting-wheels of the plow.

'At the same time the cutters N N are swiftly revolvedand caused to cutthe ice on the rails. The movementof the arms 0 0 causes them to actlike shovels, cutting into, scooping up, and

causing least friction and performing the work most effectually.

I claim a v 1. In a snow-plow, the combination of the As nothshares AA,hubs B, scoops or arms 0, radially 1 attached; to said hubs, shafts I I,pinions D, and mechanism, substantially as described, for actuating thesame, as set forth.

2. I11 a snow-plow, the combination, with the shaft G and gear F, of thegears E and K, and shaft L, having curved cutters N, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

'3. A snow-plow having shaft G, gears F I and E, shaft E, gears D and D,shafts I I,

having hubs B keyed thereon, scoops or arms 0, radially attached tosaidhubs, shares A .A, gear K, and shaft L, having cutters N,

substantially as and for thepurpose set forth. In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my own I affix two witnesses.

. LYMAN MORGAN. itnesses: r

E. H. BorrUM, E. G. AsMUs.

my signature in presence of

